TRU’s staff has grown to double digits for the first time, partly thanks to our Summer Interns! Meet some of the students who’ve been working with TRU for the past few months, hard at work on many different campaigns. Aaron Puno returned this Summer to continue working as TRU’s Policy Intern. A lifelong Ann Arbor […]
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Before TRU Campaigns Manager Joel Batterman came on staff, he helped found a national network of transit rider organizations, Transit Riders of the United States Together – TRUST for short. Back in 2023, TRUST hosted a panel of advocates from several different states discussing how to win more state funding for transit. The New York
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As absentee ballots begin hitting mailboxes around Detroit, TRU and our allies present the results of our candidate questionnaire on public transit issues. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, TRU does not endorse candidates, but we believe it’s important to provide the public with an understanding of their stances on transit. The 9-question questionnaire was emailed to
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Join TRU for a very special Transit Tuesday on July 22! TRU takes on Ann Arbor in a Transit Tuesday Triple header! We heard awesome updates on the Ann Arbor Area Transit Authority’s (AAATA) goals and progress towards their long-range transportation plan and GetDowntown program. After such great presentations from TheRide’s Lilliane Webb from GetDowntown
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TRU’s June Transit Talk Tuesday this week featured a discussion on The People Mover and DDOT. TRU’s Joel and Deb were joined by Executive Director of Transit for the City of Detroit Robert Cramer, and People Mover Director of Services and Operations Tony Vinson. And save the date for our next Transit Tuesday Talk: July
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